Wednesday, March 19, 2008

What I Want: The June 08 DC Solicitations

They're here.

TRINITY #1-4
DC’s new weekly series TRINITY explodes in an extra-sized debut issue featuring art by fan-favorite Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man) & Art Thibert with lead stories and dialogue by Kurt Busiek (SUPERMAN, ASTRO CITY)! The lead feature explores the unusual bond — and importance — of DC's top three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, as a mysterious dream links them together and may prophesy important changes in their trinity!


Am I getting this? Yes, I am. I've gotten used to the weekly comic thing (yes, I get my comics monthy, but there are four or five of 'em, which is awesome!). At least I'm going to give it a try. We'll see after the first month.


FINAL CRISIS #2
Meet Japan's number one pop culture heroes, the Super Young Team and their languid leader, Most Excellent Superbat! Join legendary wrestler Sonny Sumo and super escape artist Mister Miracle as they team to face the offspring of the Anti-Life Equation! See Earth's superheroes mourn one of their oldest allies! Witness costumed criminals sinking to new depths of cowardice and depravity as Libra takes things too far! Uncover the doomsday secrets of the poisoned city of Blüdhaven! Learn the shocking identity of the prime suspect in the murder of a god! And read on if you dare as Batman becomes the first of Earth's champions to face the Fallen of Apokolips. All this and a spectacular return from the dead...


Yep, this too.


TITANS #3
Random hook-ups, internal fighting, envy…what’s going on with Nightwing, Starfire, Flash, Beast Boy, Raven, Donna and Red Arrow? Can this team get their act together before their mysterious foes reveal themselves?


Well, the cover shows Nightwing and Starfire looking pretty cosy, which would be fine by me, but since that doesn't seem to be the way things are going over there, I'll assume it's somehow misleading. Too bad. I really liked their relationship back in the olden days. :)


THE HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE #3 & 4
Helena Bertinelli’s vigilante attack on the shadowy cabal known as the Hand makes her a marked woman in Italy — just as a childhood mentor returns from the dead and inspires her to don the Huntress costume for the first time. And in issue #4, a deadly battle with her family’s assassin in the middle of Venice’s Carnival leaves Huntress with no choice but to return to Gotham — sparking a fateful first meeting with Bruce Wayne!


The thirteen-year-old is interested in this one.


ROBIN/SPOILER SPECIAL #1
From the rooftops in Robin to Gotham Underground, Spoiler’s identity has remained a mystery — until now. All is revealed in this special when Robin and Spoiler team up to take down a kidnapping ring, hit up an illegal warehouse party and finish Tim’s algebra homework; just another day in the life of a teenaged vigilante super-hero! Plus, even more Robin doesn’t know: Spoiler’s secret identity in another country, in another life - one she can never leave behind.


Also of interest to the thirteen-year-old.


BIRDS OF PREY #119
Huntress is sent by Oracle to spy on the situation of an old friend…leading Black Canary to send a clear message to her old teammates: Back off!


But of course!


GREEN LANTERN CORPS #25
The epic battle against Mongul begins here, as the true origin of the Black Mercy is revealed! The Green Lantern Corps find itself pitted not only against Mongul to save Sodam and Arisia, but an entire planet made of Black Mercys that seem to be under the control of a quite possibly darker and more disturbing force. This creature the Corps will come to fear is known simply as Mother Mercy — and it has no plans of showing any now or ever.


Still enjoying this one.


JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #17
In Part 2 of “Gog,” the Justice Society of America is split down the middle as their allegiance to the being known as Gog has disrupted the team. Are Gog’s motives on the level, or is it all some insidious plot to destroy mankind?


This is one the husband always asks about. I'm pretty sure it's not just because of Power Girl. :)


WONDER WOMAN #21
At the ends of the universe, Wonder Woman falls victim to the Black Horizon, risking the safety of her soul. To salvage her very existence, she must ally herself with the legendary Beowulf and another fearsome warrior from DC's past! But that's only half of Wonder Woman's troubles, as Tom "Nemesis" Tresser runs afoul of one of Diana's unexpected houseguests!


Beowulf? It's got Beowulf? That's kind of cool, actually.


TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: WONDER GIRL tp
DC’s mightiest teen goes solo in this volume collecting the action-packed 6-issue miniseries! Currently estranged from Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl’s going to need the help of the last man on Earth she ever wanted to see again: Hercules!


Another one for the thirteen-year-old :).


SUPER FRIENDS #4
One villain is bad enough. But the Super Friends are in for a real struggle when they face six villains — secretly known as the Jester’s League of America! Plus, puzzles, fact files and more!
SCOOBY-DOO #133
The gang uncover a long lost, ancient temple…but when they meet what’s haunting it, they may wish it had stayed lost longer! Plus, have the kids of Mystery, Inc. finally met their match in the team from Secrets Unlimited?


And a couple for the nine-year-old.

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